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as in darkened
being without light or without much light
I didn't like walking around the murky campground without a flashlight
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
the murky shadows of the cemetery
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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
skies made murky from the smoke of forest fires that were many miles to the west
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as in ambiguous
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning
a murky reply to a question about his intentions
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a gubernatorial candidate with a murky position on the hot-button issue of capital punishment
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Recent Examples of murky
But some experts suggest the designation is legally murky.
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Still, the path forward remains murky.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
However, the law surrounding public university employees' speech rights are murkier, due to the schools' receiving of federal tax dollars.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Outside of class, though, the enterprise was murkier.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Mariam Khan, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2025
Advertisement Still, the path forward remains murky.
—Nik Popli, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
However, the law surrounding public university employees' speech rights are murkier, due to the schools' receiving of federal tax dollars.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
Outside of class, though, the enterprise was murkier.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for murky
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Smithsonian Institution, which includes all the Smithsonian museums, plans to go dark after Saturday if the government shutdown continues beyond then, according to its website.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Polselli brings a painterly gaze to scenes of quiet dread, such as a figure gradually appearing out of thick brush as two women make their way home through dark woods.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Lemon Chiffon and Sundew, Classic Yellow and Armagnac—all evoke dusty landscapes and hazy sunlight.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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Frosted glass has an opaque, hazy finish that provides privacy while still allowing in light.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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Life is mysterious and ambiguous, and so the film to us, is a beautiful representation of that type of experience that is just not captured very often in movies.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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For over a century, the United States has coercively maintained the base against the wishes of the Cuban government, an arrangement prompting political and legal debates surrounding the territory’s ambiguous sovereignty.—
Miriam Pensack,
The Dial,
30 Sep. 2025
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But those conditions are vague, and largely left to interpretation, Chris Mirasola, a professor of law at The University of Houston Law Center, tells TIME.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fans reportedly emptied out of the stadium before halftime, and after the final whistle, the 73-year-old former NFL coach was left making vague promises that his team would somehow turn the corner.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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While there is still a chance that Sanders and Colorado can turn things around, the rest of the season is looking bleak.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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From a bleak job hunt upon her arrival in 2016 to undergoing treatment for her second bout with breast cancer during the uncertainty and fear of COVID, Davis recalls her journey through raw vulnerability and splashes of humor.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Amelia Gray Hamlin Amelia Gray Hamlin partnered her black lace get-up with a sinister makeup look involving misty gray shadow.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The low-hanging clouds reached their misty tendrils toward us, dousing us in a cool bath of rain.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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The cryptic video came after one of the ugliest stretches yet in Cardi and Minaj’s decade-long feud.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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This cryptic species, first described in 2001, was among several mammals recorded by trail cameras set up by researchers.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murky. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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